Ross Stores and its subsidiaries operate two brands of off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores, which are Ross Dress for Less® (Ross) and dd's DISCOUNTS®. Ross provides name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family. dd's DISCOUNTS provides name brand apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family. Both brands target women and men between the ages of 18 and 54. At Feb 3 2018, Co. operated a total of 1,622 stores, of which 1,409 were Ross stores in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam, and 213 were dd's DISCOUNTS stores in 16 states. According to our ROST split history records, Ross Stores has had 5 splits.

Ross Stores (ROST) has 5 splits in our ROST split history database. The first split for ROST took place on March 06, 1997. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of ROST owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. ROST's second split took place on September 23, 1999. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of ROST owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 4000 share position following the split. ROST's third split took place on December 19, 2003. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of ROST owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 4000 share position pre-split, became a 8000 share position following the split. ROST's 4th split took place on December 16, 2011. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of ROST owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 8000 share position pre-split, became a 16000 share position following the split. ROST's 5th split took place on June 12, 2015. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of ROST owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 16000 share position pre-split, became a 32000 share position following the split.

When a company such as Ross Stores splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business. Looking at the ROST split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 32000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Ross Stores shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of ROST, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete ROST split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested

Start date:

02/23/2009

End date:

02/21/2019

Start price/share:

$7.42

End price/share:

$93.53

Starting shares:

1,347.71

Ending shares:

1,489.35

Dividends reinvested/share:

$4.03

Total return:

1,292.99%

Average Annual Total Return:

30.14%

Starting investment:

$10,000.00

Ending investment:

$139,350.34

Years:

10.00

Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested

Start date:

02/23/2009

End date:

02/21/2019

Start price/share:

$7.42

End price/share:

$93.53

Dividends collected/share:

$4.03

Total return:

1,214.87%

Average Annual Total Return:

29.39%

Starting investment:

$10,000.00

Ending investment:

$131,524.64

Years:

10.00

ROST Split History Table

Date

Ratio

03/06/1997

2 for 1

09/23/1999

2 for 1

12/19/2003

2 for 1

12/16/2011

2 for 1

06/12/2015

2 for 1

Services Stock Splits

ROST is categorized under the Services sector; below are some other companies in the same sector that also have a history of stock splits:

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